but i told the fella running it i do not want to run negative ads, and i think the ads that were run maybe pointed out romney's positions, but i hope that you agree that they weren't as divisive as some other ads might have been. >> we're going to go next to erin mcpike, michael warren and jonathan -- >> erin. >> yeah. i wonder if you can assess where super pac over the last two years were successful and where they failed because, you know, as i read it, in yours and super pacs that helped newt gingrich -- [inaudible] kept the candidates alive in the primaries, but in the general election republican super pacs didn't do what they were supposed to do necessarily. a lot of money and put a lot of ads on the air, but the president's super pac who spent far less money and were able to use negative research on mitt romney and, of course, the president won. so going into the next cycle, you know, where do you think super pacs can be -- >> well, let's keep in mind, erin, that super pacs are just another iteration of the 527s that george soros and peter lewis poured in to try to beat bush. so